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Democrat Abigail Spanberger is heading into the final stretch of her campaign to try and become the next governor of Virginia with vocal support from two former Republican members of Congress. In a new development first reported by CBS News, Spanberger’s campaign is set to tout endorsements from former Reps. Barbara Comstock and Denver Riggleman. The show of support from the two, who both backed Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential race, also includes an advertisement. “I saw firsthand that Abigail was one of the most bipartisan members of Congress,” Riggleman says in the advertisement, while Comstock adds that her “support…

The Last Days of Discourse / September 17, 2025 The GOP president is both a dire threat to democratic governance and a clownish mob boss. Ad Policy This article appears in the October 2025 issue, with the headline “From the F-Word 
to the T-Word.” As we come up on the anniversary of the 2024 election, it seems as good a time as any to ask, “Has it happened here?” Can we meaningfully call the second Trump administration a fascist regime? For most casual observers, it’s not much of a question. What are you supposed to call it when masked and…

Washington — House GOP leaders on Tuesday announced a plan to avoid a shutdown and keep the government funded until Nov. 21, unveiling legislation that also includes funds for additional security to lawmakers and other officials in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said the bill is not “partisan” but a “short-term, clean continuing resolution that will keep the government funded and operating at current levels while we continue all this work and doing our jobs and getting the remaining bills done.” The speaker said a Friday vote is expected in the House,…

An international cybercrime group is claiming responsibility for hacking the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and holding its tech system for ransom.Hackers breached the office’s system about three weeks ago, according to a source close to the sheriff’s office, and Louisiana and New Orleans cybersecurity specialists have been in the city trying to resolve the problem.  The source tells CBS News the office and state are refusing to pay the ransom. There was no word on how much the group is demanding.  In a post on the dark web obtained by the CBS News Confirmed team the group, called Qilin, says…

View of the sign outside National Public Radio headquarters on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Getty Images North America NPR executives are scanning the horizon for storm clouds even as they are planning a stand-pat budget for the upcoming fiscal year: they don’t yet know how badly NPR local member stations have been hurt by the July vote by Congress to cease all federal funding for public media. NPR CEO Katherine Maher told the board of directors in an open session Friday that the network’s $300 million…

Democrat Xp Lee won a special election on Tuesday for a seat previously held by the late Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June, and in the process restoring a tie in the Minnesota House.Lee won the seat over Republican Ruth Bittner with 61% of the vote. Xp Lee, Democratic candidate for Minnesota house district 34B, knocks on doors during campaigning in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Sept. 11, 2025. Mark Vancleave / AP The election to replace Hortman, a former Minnesota House speaker, took place about three months after she and her husband were gunned down in…

Politics / September 16, 2025 All over the country, young Democratic candidates are running seemingly Mamdani-style campaigns. But check the fine print. Ad Policy A screenshot from Liam Elkind’s campaign launch video.(YouTube) The Democratic Party establishment isn’t having a great year. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani pummeled Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral primary and is cruising to another landslide victory in November. If a Senate primary were held today, Chuck Schumer would lose to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by double digits. And the party’s traditional pro-Israel consensus has become deeply unpopular, with three-quarters of Democrats supporting an arms embargo and…

9/16: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News What to know about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect’s alleged text messages; College grads struggle to find jobs Source link

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday announced his plans to seek reelection, launching a rare bid for a third consecutive term that would make history if he wins.Walz, a Democrat, revealed his intention to run again in a video posted on social media, touting policy achievements in office and making an appeal for unity.”We’ve made historic progress in our state, but we’re not done yet. I’m staying in the fight,” the governor said.In his announcement video, Walz called Minnesota “the best place on Earth with the best people,” but acknowledged the state has “seen terrible times this year.””I’m heartbroken and…

President Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs the White House en route to London on Sept. 16, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Trump is holding off enforcement of a nationwide ban on TikTok until mid-December according to an executive order issued on Tuesday. It’s the fourth time that Trump has delayed enforcement of a law banning the social media app in the United States, and it comes just as U.S. officials say they’ve reached a framework for a deal with China over control of the short-form video platform. TikTok…